Ten Hampshire firefighters have now returned from Nepal after being deployed as part of the UK International Search and Rescue (UK-ISAR) team to help the country recover after the devastating earthquake on 25 April.
Well travelled centenarian Phyllis Dawes celebrated her 100th birthday with a party at her Dorset care home. Relatives from as far afield as Wales travelled to Colten Care’s Fernhill home in Longham for the celebrations. They were joined by a seven-strong troupe from the Poole-based Wessex Majorettes who performed three special routines in Phyllis’ honour…
Christchurch Food Festival’s Market was the place to be at the weekend as crowds in their thousands descended on the town to experience the delights of the 16th annual Food Festival. This year the Festival Market was expanded with the addition of a Festival Village at Christchurch Quay which also drew huge crowds eager to…
A West Moors woman couldn’t have won CashUnity at a better time.
Semi retired Elizabeth Allen was working on plans with her husband Tony to refit their bathroom when mags4dorset’s MD Ben Pulford rang to say she had won the April CashUnity prize draw.
Police investigating an alleged fail-to-stop fatal collision in Boscombe are appealing for a number of potential witnesses to come forward. A third man has now been arrested. At around 1.10am on Saturday 9 May 2015, police were called to a serious injury road traffic collision in Christchurch Road between the junctions of Knyveton Road and…
A woman who died in a fatal road traffic collision on the A37 near Dorchester has been named by her family.
The collision happened at around 10.16pm on Friday 8 May three miles north of Grimstone on Break Heart Hill.
There is something for everyone at Poole libraries during the month of May. Authors will be on-hand to talk about their latest books and learn a new creative skill with Poole libraries Festival of Learning. Kate Starmer, author of ‘The Nutters’, will be at Parkstone Library on 13 May at 6pm. From their home in…
The local council election in Christchurch has so far resulted in 19 Conservative councillors, two Independents and one UKIP councillor. There is one ward which has still to vote as one of the candidates, Robert Walls, sadly died shortly before the election so the vote in North Highcliffe & Walkford will now take place on…
Mark Anderson, an internationally recognised and world class sand artist who creates intricate sculptures out of sand has just revealed his latest creation, that of Neptune, Greek god of the sea and also the figurehead for the National Trust’s Neptune Coastline fundraising campaign.
Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a serious injury road traffic collision on the A31 near Wimborne. It happened at around 10.45pm on Friday 8 May on the A31 between the Canford Bottom roundabout and the Merley Bird Gardens roundabout. Two vehicles were involved, a black Hyundai being…
